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Commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
I'm with those who found Unseen Academicals to be one of Pratchett's lesser works. The people we already know all act out of character, the plot isn't the greatest, and Vetenari makes the exact same joke to Margolotta twice. (That...
Commented on 4 Things to Consider Before You Try to Join the Amish
@16 specific conduct aside, they subscribe to a belief system that hates women. You'd be hard-pressed to find any belief system that wasn't open to that accusation....
Commented on Bank ad from Argentina, about several kinds of "change."
@28 & @30 Ah. Makes sense. Thanks!...
Commented on Untitled 2
...it doesn't do anything, that's the beauty of it......
Commented on Bank ad from Argentina, about several kinds of "change."
I like the sentiment, and I suppose I'm happy this was made and aired... but at the same time, I don't follow the reasoning at all. The guy uses the same bank as this person, and therefore he's finally able...
Commented on Google donates $34k to Congress, Congress does ad for YouTube
@25: And it's hard to get worked up about government funds spent on what is probably an intern with a standard government issue camcorder and tripod. C-SPAN spends a lot more on recording House members speaking to empty seats--and that's...
Commented on Google donates $34k to Congress, Congress does ad for YouTube
It seems a bit petty to note this, but if we're seriously supposed to be comparing the two... I might also add that YouTube is easy to use and consistently functions with a ton of traffic, while the Internet Archive...
Commented on Google donates $34k to Congress, Congress does ad for YouTube
I agree completely with #2 Mattymatt. And I wouldn't call this an ad for YouTube per se. It's an ad for Congressional videos on the site most Americans go to for such things. (That is, Congress benefits far more from...
Commented on Random mug turns out to be ancient artifact
@#22 You might want to look up "air gun"; they fire pellets, not air. A BB gun is indeed most likely the sort he had....
Commented on Darrin Stephens, version 1 and 2 together
There's Morty Seinfeld, but the first actor appeared only on one episode. Also, the present Gordon on Sesame Street is the third actor in the role....
Commented on Map of choose your own adventure book
@20/Patrick M: Inside UFO 54-40 was my all-time favorite for just that reason. (Minor nitpick: the utopia was actually named "Ultima.")...
Commented on Obsolete skills
Y'all might look up the definitions of obsolete. "No longer in use or no longer useful" is the most restrictive definition, but the word also describes something "of a kind or style no longer current: old-fashioned."...
Commented on Shadow Unit: award-winning sf writers create "fan site for a show that never existed"
Does this remind anybody else of Hiatus?...
Commented on The punishments of China: 1804 book
#18, the British idiom is "knickers in a twist"; "panties in a knot" and panties in a bunch" are common American equivalents....
Commented on Hello Kitty contact lenses
My immediate reaction was to wonder how they'd be oriented properly, but I've never worn contacts; those who have, does that seem feasible?...
Commented on xkcd on the writer's strike: I miss Jon Stewart
Much as I enjoy the comic, it and the first comment above miss the fact that Stewart and Colbert aren't funny entirely on their own. Those witty analyses come from the writers. (See also that video linked to at the...
Commented on HOWTO make a cardboard orthodox synagogue dollhouse
Looking around that site, I noticed How to make a bulk cookie cutter from tuna cans, which seems even more appropriate here. (Further evidence that today's "lifehacking" is yesterday's "Hints from Heloise," I guess...)...
Commented on Book price-fixing: good, bad, or just weird?
where all books, used, new, damaged or whole, have to be sold for the same price The article actually confines this to undamaged new books. ("Save for old, used or damaged books, discounting in Germany is illegal.")...
Commented on Hallowe'en mashups from Mashing Pumpkins
Giving credit where it's due, "Purple People Eater" is by Sheb Wooley, not Dr. Demento....
Commented on 68-year-old man jailed for paying toll with tokens
"Meh. There was a grace period to use them that expired 2 years ago." At the time, it had been less than three months, if that helps any......

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gamebookreader commented on Map of choose your own adventure book
If you remember the Lone Wolf series of adventure books, then you may be interested in the linked maps I made for the first 22 books at: http://sites.google.com/site/gamebookproject/...
Och aye the GNU commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
Well, unlike most of the horde, I loved this book- I'd definitely rank it among his best, and I found it almost impossible to put down until it was finished. Personally, my favourite is Night Watch. Monstrous Regiment, Small Gods and the Von Lipwig books come close, though. The more recent books with Rincewind (except this) are the more average ones. This is a classic....
flwombat commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
Loved Monstrous Regiment; it was my introduction to the series and the author. I thought UA was a wonderful gloss on many Pratchettish themes (redemption, tolerance, self-acceptance and confidence, the victory over ignorance by the forces of understanding) but I would only recommend it to people who are already fervent fans. There are plenty of other entry points I recommend to *anyone who will listen*, though, especially the Tiffany Aching subseries....
geekygirluk commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
I didn't read all the comments, and haven't had a chance to read Unseen Academicals yet as I bought it for an anniversary pressie for my bloke and he hasn't finished it yet. >:o( Hurry UP!!! My favourite Pratchett is Thud. The cave scene gives me goosebumps every time. Sam Vimes' darkness is the best. I love that he understands the worst in humanity (and dwarfs/trolls/vampires etc) because it's the worst in himself. I think TP has gone from strength to strength with the Moist books being among his best. I didn't like Monstrous Regiment the first time I read...
Omir the Storyteller commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
Now I know what to get my wife for Christmas. A present I can enjoy too! (Although I still need to read Thud! and Making Money.) Over at Stately Omir Manor we are big fans of the Tiffany Aching series, although I really enjoy the Witches, Watch and Death series as well. My secret ambition is to have my wife make costumes for us so we can appear at conventions as Lord and Lady Vimes; by the time she gets around to it my grandson should be about big enough to tag along behind us, carrying a copy of "Where's...

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